RiverHawks Scholar Program

Students will live in on-campus housing integrated with other students.

A trained Resident Assistant for students in the RiverHawks Scholar Program will work with students on their independent living skills.

Students will receive direct instruction as needed, to learn the things that most students learn on their own to help them with independent living skills.

Students will be housed in campus housing. Learn more about campus housing.

Social skills are involved in every aspect of the program just as they are part of every aspect of the college experience for any student!

Students will participate in campus activities of their choice along with required membership in an active club/organization of their choice.

Students will also be engaged in a physical fitness routine with a peer mentor. Trained peer mentors will be assigned to each student in the areas of socialization and physical fitness. These mentors help the student to improve social interactions and stay engaged in physical fitness.

Students will take two traditional university classes in areas of interest, with appropriate supports, in addition to one specialized session each semester. Traditional university classes can be taken to earn college credit or without earning college credit. Students taking traditional classes without earning credit will be exposed to full course content and have classwork required. However, students will be responsible for the curriculum modified by RiverHawks Scholar Program staff, based on the students' abilities. In addition, trained tutors for the RiverHawks Scholar students will be available for academic assistance.

Students taking courses for college credit are exposed to the full course curriculum and must complete all course requirements at a satisfactory level to earn college credit. While the curriculum cannot be modified, students may receive accommodations such as note-takers, extended time testing or other ADA accommodations.

Disabilities Services is available on campus to provide supports to all students taking courses for college credit; however, students will be responsible for curriculum modified by RiverHawks Scholar Program staff in consultation with Disability Services, based on the student ability.

Specialized sessions are designed to help RiverHawks Scholar Program students reach their full potential. These sessions are not for credit and will include topics focused on successful independence. Sessions may include Introduction to NSU, writing comprehension, personal finance, interpersonal communication, and career path planning.

The RiverHawks Scholar Program is the first of its kind in Oklahoma. The RiverHawks Scholar program is a Comprehensive Transition Program or CTP soon, and federal funding assistance is available.

Students will be placed in time limited job sampling and paid and unpaid internships, throughout their four years, charting a path to meaningful employment in a career of choice!

The RiverHawks Scholar Program has been developed to provide supports to help students learn what other students learn on their own. Person-Centered Planning (PCP) is the basis for charting each students path.

Students in the RiverHawks Scholar Program are expected to show satisfactory progress in all aspects of the Program.